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Dannel Jurado @demarko.org · 08/06/2026

I'm on this @techworkerscoalition.org panel repping @kickstarterunited.org next week, if you were at Circuit Breakers last year, it's an extension of the talk of the same name. You can register for it here: twcl.ink/twc-edu-june...

Poster for a panel titled "A Value Critique of AI & Tech Worker Opposition" sponsored by the Tech Workers Coalition

GenAI technologies are being promoted as the door to a new era of economic dynamism. However, the opposite is more likely. While LLM-based tools haven’t measured up to corporate promises of productivity growth, they are being used to justify mass layoffs and increase worker exploitation. Further, the gargantuan investment in AI infrastructure is prompting nationwide opposition as it poses the threat of environmental degradation and economic crisis. Control over the deployment of AI is becoming a key issue for society at large, and tech workers could have a defining say in it.

Come discuss how Marx might have tackled the encroachment of AI and how unionists have responded to it in their workplaces. We’ll have a presentation and a panel discussion including representatives from the Times Tech Guild and Kickstarter United followed by a Q&A session.

REGISTER NOW @ https://twcl.ink/twc-edu-june-2026

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Our CEO recently shared that working remotely allows her to care for her 85-year-old mother. But for our coworker and fellow unit member, Rich, that’s not an option. Despite being the primary caretaker for his father, his remote accommodations have been abruptly rejected. His appeal? Denied.

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Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA) @alphabetworkersunion.org · 13/05/2026

What's disgusting? Union busting! AWU members in NYC came out to Brooklyn Borough Hall last Friday to rally against retaliation with our fellow unionized tech workers @kickstarterunited.org! Since workers won their strike last year, Kickstarter has fired FOUR union leaders in retaliation.

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Lydia Green @lydiagreenbk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Proud to stand with workers always! This morning, I joined my own union, @opeiulocal153.bsky.social, for a rally to celebrate the organizing work of @kickstarterunited.org and to call out Kickstarter's horrible union-busting retaliation against their workers. Solidarity forever! 🥖🌹

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 07/05/2026

NYC! Friday, May 8th, at 10:30 am, we're holding a rally on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall calling for the reinstatement of our laid off union leaders. Please join us!

Flyer that reads:

Rally against corporate retaliation
Join Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Kickstarter United, and OPEIU Local 153 to demand an end to Kickstarter's retaliation against union leaders.
Friday, May 8, 10:30 am
Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201

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kara @ainulindale.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I consider the oral history of @kickstarterunited.org a foundational resource for organizing in the tech industry and I hope our stories from unionizing at Mapbox can be too: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...

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The Mapbox Workers Union Oral History

A podcast about worker organizing, at a venture capital darling, in the world's most powerful industry.

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Tyler Turner, OPEIU @tyleropeiu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The 32 hour work week is the future! Proud OPEIU is leading the charge on this. @opeiulocal153.bsky.social @kickstarterunited.org

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Rich is a skilled engineer and has successfully been working remotely for over six years, but despite the fact that our contract protects remote requests for this exact type of caregiving situation, the company is demanding he return to the office, leaving his father without essential care.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Today, NYT celebrates their successes from the past year, but we are witnessing a major failure of leadership: @nytimes.com mgmt is denying one of our members, Rich Quan, permission to continue working remote, even as a certified caregiver for his 96-year-old father, who suffers from Alzheimer's.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 27/02/2026

Four members of @kickstarterunited.org who played an active role in the November 2025 labor strike have been laid off, with one member forced out of the bargaining unit. The union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Kickstarter, alleging anti-union retaliation.

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Several Kickstarter United members have been laid off three months after labor strike

The union alleges that this is an act of retaliation by Kickstarter management.

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Nikki Snaxx @toitle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Please join our rally today! bsky.app/profile/kick...

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 26/02/2026

We are hosting a virtual rally this Friday, 2/27 at 12pm ET on Zoom. Join us to hear from our speakers and support the re-instatement of unit members who Kickstarter retaliated against, 3 months after our historic 42-day remote strike won our latest contract bit.ly/ksrurally

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 24/02/2026

KSRU members are facing retaliation for legally-protected activity after a historic 42 day long strike in October/November of last year. On February 11, 2026, Kickstarter targeted union members who took an active role in the strike, laying off four people and moving one out of the bargaining unit.

Social media graphic that reads:
What does retaliation look like?
A union winning big in a historic tech worker strike
3 months later...
Multiple union members active in the strike are laid off or forced out of the bargaining unit.

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 18/02/2026

Despite being back at work, Kickstarter is retaliating against our teammates for our legally-protected strike action from last year. Tell Kickstarter’s CEO this is both ILLEGAL and UNACCEPTABLE

Reinstate our teammates now!
Kickstarter is retaliating against our union members for our legally-protected strike action in October 2025.
Four union members have been laid off or forced to leave our union by leadership, despite clear business needs for these members' roles.
Email Kickstarter's CEO and tell him this is illegal and unacceptable!
e@kickstarter.com

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OPEIU @opeiu.org · 26/12/2025

“I have a lot more in common with someone who’s working in a whole other industry, who does something completely different than I do, than I do with the technocrat billionaires,” said Arleigh Atkinson, a software engineer at Kickstarter. @kickstarterunited.org @opeiulocal153.bsky.social

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Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 09/12/2025

After returning from our historic strike and getting our bearings back at work again, our bargaining unit voted to ratify our second contract on December 5th, 2025

December 5, 2025
Kickstarter United Prevails!
After 7 months of bargaining and 42 days of striking, Kickstarter United has voted to ratify our second contract after securing historic protections for our union.
When we fight, we win! Here's what we won together:
Extremely strong protections codified for our
Four-Day Workweek
• Improving pay equity by establishing an escalating. salary floor and bonus for our most undervalued workers
• Protections for workers in a world with generative Al
• Much more!
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Codified Four-Day Workweek!
We have codified our Four-Day Workweek, with strong protections if management tries to force us to revert to a five-day workweek.
• Temporary changes to Five-Day Workweek must be justified, with notice in advance, and a time limit
• Permanent changes to Five-Day Workweek must involve bargaining with the union
• If management tries to force it anyway, we can strike
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Raising Minimum Salary Floor!
The market undervalues some of our most vital workers, and we won strong provisions to raise their minimum salary floor considerably!
• An escalating increase in the pay floor based on cost of living, an average 6% increase to our most undervalued workers
• A one-time $6,000 bonus for the most undervalued workers
• Yearly national benchmarking to push pay upwards across the whole unit
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Much much more!
We won many improvements to our working conditions with no regressions in our workers' protections!
• Cannot replace a role with Al, and management must work with employees if Al changes a role
• Strong protections against replacing full time employees with contractors
• More input from employees with a regular forum for business operations
Thank you to everyone who showed support, wrote emails to management, donated to our strike fund, and came to our pickets! When we fight, we win!
kickstarterunited.org

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 04/12/2025

While we’re working towards the end of the year, the folks who brought you the Twitch streams during our strike were going to get together and play some one-shot encounters tomorrow at 2 pm ET. Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...

Promo graphic for a Twitch stream on Friday:
Philip Reed’s Old School Encounters
Friday, December 5th
11:00 am West Coast / 2:00 pm East Coast
twitch.tv/kickstarterunited

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 13/11/2025

Philly is turning OUT today! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🔥 Starbucks hasn't given us a proposal in almost a YEAR. They know we need fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting. Starbucks can’t ignore us any longer. And this is just the beginning! #NoContractNoCoffee

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 13/11/2025

Workers with @kickstarterunited.org end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.

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Kickstarter United ends six-week strike with a resounding victory

Workers secure a 4-day work week, minimum salary floor, and protection against AI.

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 13/11/2025

We had the idea to celebrate the project of our contract ending with fireworks, a lot like the confetti that plays when your own Kickstarter project finishes funding kickstarterunited.org

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OPEIU @opeiu.org · 13/11/2025

Solidarity forever! Congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org / @opeiulocal153.bsky.social on winning a 42 day strike that protects and codifies their four-day workweek! When we fight, we win.

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 12/11/2025

WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!

After 7 months of bargaining, and 42 days of striking Kickstarter United has voted to end the strike

Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 12/11/2025

Today, Wednesday, November 12th, in about 2 hours, we're hosting @meowwolfworkers.bsky.social president Roz Rosvold on our virtual public picket line. Join us on Zoom at 2 pm EST kickstarterunited.org/picket/

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 10/11/2025

😭😭😭 it was so good to have Marie on our public picket line today!

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 10/11/2025

Today, November 10th, on the 40th day of our strike, we're welcoming Kai Fritz from @sbworkersunited.org to our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at 2:30 pm EST: kickstarterunited.org/picket/

promo graphic for the Kickstarter United virtual public picket line, the text reads:
Our next guest on the Kickstarter United picket line:
Kai Fritz
Member of Starbucks Workers United
Monday, November 10th
11:30 am PST / 2:30 pm EST
Join us on Zoom: https://kickstarterunited.org/picket/

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 06/11/2025

Apologies for the last-minute cancellation, we need to postpone our D&D Twitch stream. Stay tuned for our virtual picket though!

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 06/11/2025

Today, Thursday, November 6th at 3 pm ET, we're going to have RV Dougherty on our public picket line. RV wasn't just one of our original organizers but went on to become a staff organizer at OPEIU! Join us on Zoom kickstarterunited.org/picket/

promo graphic for the Kickstarter United virtual public picket line, the text reads:
Our next guest on the Kickstarter United picket line:
RV Dougherty
Tech Organizer at OPEIU
Thursday, November 6th
12:00 pm PST / 3:00 pm EST
Join us on Zoom: https://kickstarterunited.org/picket/

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 05/11/2025

Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets) kickstarterunited.org/picket

promo graphic for the Kickstarter United virtual public picket line, the text reads:
Our next guest on the Kickstarter United picket line:
Wythe Marschall
Writer and Anthropologist
Wednesday, November 5th
11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST
Join us on Zoom: https://kickstarterunited.org/picket/

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 05/11/2025

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 05/11/2025

The @nytguildtech.bsky.social have been steadfast allies of ours throughout this whole thing and instrumental to showing us how to strike!

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Collective action is not easy, but it brings results. Fight the fight, show up for each other - we can keep pushing for better. ✊💪

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

One year ago we took a step into the unknown as a unit. We walked out on a ULP strike, fighting for just cause, fair wages, and remote worker protections. A supermajority of our unit participated in this historic action, and it worked - we won our first contract.

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Dannel Jurado @demarko.org · 05/11/2025

The mayor elect of NYC has supported @kickstarterunited.org’s contract campaign and that’s pretty fucking cool

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 04/11/2025

Today, November 4th, we have two guests joining us on our virtual public picket line. At 2:30 pm ET, Dr. Juliet Schor who wrote a bestselling book about the 4 day work week, and at 3 pm we have another of our original organizers, Amy Ciavolino. Join us on Zoom at kickstarterunited.org/picket

promo graphic for the Kickstarter United virtual public picket line, the text reads:
Our next guest on the Kickstarter United picket line:
Dr. Juliet Schor
Bestselling author, sociologist, and economist
Tuesday, November 4th
11:30 am PST / 2:30 pm EST
Join us on Zoom: https://kickstarterunited.org/picket/

promo graphic for the Kickstarter United virtual public picket line, the text reads:
Our next guest on the Kickstarter United picket line:
Amy Ciavolino
Original Kickstarter United organizer
Tuesday, November 4th
12:00 pm PST / 3:00 pm EST
Join us on Zoom: https://kickstarterunited.org/picket/

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 03/11/2025

Our streaming schedule for the week of November 3rd! We're hopefully wrapping up our one-shot and then doing some encounters from the Deck of Old School Encounter by Kickstarter creator Phil Reed! Follow us on www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru... to know when we go live!

graphic for the Kickstarter United Twitch Streaming Schedule:
11/4 D&D 5e One-Shot by Roll & Play Press, 1:30 pm EST - 2:30 pm EST
11/5 Live Gaming and Union Chatter, 1:30 pm EST - 2:30 pm EST
11/6 Deck of Old School Encounters by Phil Reed, 1:30 pm EST - 2:30 pm EST
https://www.twitch.tv/kickstarterunited

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 03/11/2025

Today, November 3rd, at 3 pm ET, we'll have journalist and podcaster Alex Goldman speaking on our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at kickstarterunited.org/picket/

promo graphic for the Kickstarter United virtual public picket line, the text reads:
Our next guest on the Kickstarter United picket line:
Alex Goldman
Journalist and podcaster (Hyperfixed, Reply All)
Monday, November 3rd
12:00 pm PST / 3:00 pm EST
Join us on Zoom: https://kickstarterunited.org/picket/

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Dannel Jurado @demarko.org · 03/11/2025

I was on the Union or Bust podcast talking about @kickstarterunited.org and our strike, great chat with Juan and Chris! www.youtube.com/watch?v=letI...

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UnionorBust #49-KickStarter United Union on Strike! Guest: Dannel Jurado

YouTube video by Union or Bust Podcast

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 30/10/2025

Today, October 30th, we're welcoming Danielle Nasr to our virtual public picket line. Danielle's been helping us organize throughout this contract fight and we're excited to hear from her! Join us at 3 pm ET at kickstarterunited.org/picket/

promo graphic for the Kickstarter United virtual public picket line, the text reads:
Our next guest on the Kickstarter United picket line:
Danielle Nasr
Our OPEIU Local 1010 Representative
Thursday, October 30th
12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET
Join us on Zoom: https://kickstarterunited.org/picket/

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 30/10/2025

Starting now! twitch.tv/kickstarteru...

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

today we are parachuting onto the @kickstarterunited.org streaming schedule to run STARFRIENDS with some of our comrades in the union! join us if you’re curious about the game and want to see it in action, or just wanna hang out! 1030a PT / 130p ET!! twitch.tv/kickstarteru...

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